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His fear is buried beneath the darkness of the manor, as if the simple silence had hidden it from view. He can feel it, taking over his chest, swallowing the numbness he had been trained to feel. It wasn’t as easy as he thought it would be, being ‘Chosen’. Briefly he’d wondered if this was how Potter felt-- But to dwell on the boy that caused the veins in his forehead to bulge was more detrimental for his health. It had been plummeting enough as it was-- His lack of appetite && sleep being the most prominent. He’d blame his father, as unjust as it was, it was his fault, not Draco’s. Had he just been craftier, had he just escaped the clutches of Azkaban-- Well he && his mother wouldn’t be in this position.
Narcissa; perhaps the only sane thought in his head was of his mother. She relied on him, he knew, even if she would not admit it... The Dark Lord had threatened them, mostly him, but he could smell the truth in his words && there was hardly any contemplation on what he had to do. Upon his return to Hogwarts ( that thought scared him even more ) he’d carry out his task, regardless of the difficulty, for his mother. As worried as she had been so recently-- Another FAULT of his father’s ( he claimed it so ). ❛ Mother, I’ll need the elves to pack my trunk. ❜ his voice echoes through the empty hall && his eyes are hardened to the fact that his own emotions could not control him, not this time.